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what is nasa doing to prevent this? and can they do anything about it? >> nasa does have a program called space guard where they work with astronomers all over the world to look for these new asteroids, ones that are going to fly by earth. still, it's a small net when you think about how big the solar system is. sometimes these asteroids will whiz by us and no one knows. increasing that is probably going to be something nasa and the government will want to look at. more eyes on earth, more eyes in space with space telescopes. both government and public ones, private ones. you know, those types of efforts would help find these threats, hopefully before they become a serious problem. and we might have something to do about it. >> it certainly is fascinating and something else to worry about. thanks so much. >> well, thank you for having us. >>> two more airlines are about to join forces. that has some worried that it will send airfare soaring. we're going to tell you the latest airline merger and what it means for you. [ male announcer ] there are only so
what is nasa doing to prevent this? and can they do anything about it? >> nasa does have a program called space guard where they work with astronomers all over the world to look for these new asteroids, ones that are going to fly by earth. still, it's a small net when you think about how big the solar system is. sometimes these asteroids will whiz by us and no one knows. increasing that is probably going to be something nasa and the government will want to look at. more eyes on earth,...
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nasa says it will be the best opportunity ever to monitor a near miss by something so huge that the space rock is 150 meters if diameter and rendezvouses with planet earth tomorrow. astronomers say the space rock will not impact the earth but will make a very close pass. >> a new study shows use of the morning after poll has more than doubled. the survey found 11 percent of sexually active woman took the pill from 2006 to 2010, up from 4 percent when the survey was done in 2002. the data fund a fourth of sexually active women took the pill which will fuel further debate over the health care law that will require employers to provide free birth control pills. >> have you looked outside? there was a little bit of fog and the sun was out. >> just barely over the water, it is almost gone, and a warming trend and temperatures are on the way up to not record levels but warmer than average. now a look outside to show you what is going on wait. wait. wait. there you go, what we are looking at is pictures from south beach this morning and what we are seeing is a little bit of the haze still hangin
nasa says it will be the best opportunity ever to monitor a near miss by something so huge that the space rock is 150 meters if diameter and rendezvouses with planet earth tomorrow. astronomers say the space rock will not impact the earth but will make a very close pass. >> a new study shows use of the morning after poll has more than doubled. the survey found 11 percent of sexually active woman took the pill from 2006 to 2010, up from 4 percent when the survey was done in 2002. the data...
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nasa says it will be the best opportunity ever to monitor a near miss by something so huge that the space rock is 150 meters if diameter and rendezvouses with planet earth tomorrow. astronomers say the space rock will not impact the earth but will make a very close pass. >> a new study shows use of the morning after poll has more than doubled. the survey found 11 percent of sexually active woman took the pill from 2006 to 2010, up from 4 percent when the survey was done in 2002. the data fund a fourth of sexually active women took the pill which will fuel further debate over the health care law that will require employers to provide free birth control pills. >> have you looked outside? there was a little bit of fog and the sun was out. >> just barely over the water, it is almost gone, and a warming trend and temperatures are on the way up to not record levels but warmer than average. now a look outside to show you what is going on wait. wait. wait. there you go, what we are looking at is pictures from south beach this morning and what we are seeing is a little bit of the haze still hangin
nasa says it will be the best opportunity ever to monitor a near miss by something so huge that the space rock is 150 meters if diameter and rendezvouses with planet earth tomorrow. astronomers say the space rock will not impact the earth but will make a very close pass. >> a new study shows use of the morning after poll has more than doubled. the survey found 11 percent of sexually active woman took the pill from 2006 to 2010, up from 4 percent when the survey was done in 2002. the data...
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rob roblin is talking with local nasa scientists about the asteroid and he will have more coming up tonight on 11 news at 5:00 and six o'clock. >> we are talking about things up in the air, but this is closer to the surface and not as dramatic. we have a new weather system coming in and it promises to be a snow and rain producer. temperatures are definitely warm enough for rain. made-50 cost right now. 20 of sunshine. west virginia is seen rain shower activity. that will be moving east. probably not until the end of the afternoon or early evening hours. what will it do as far as snow is concerned? i will have more on that forecast coming up. >> the deadline to apply for john leopold's job ended about three minutes ago, and a number of local politicians are throwing their name in the ring. acting county executive john hammond is interested in filling in. other candidates include steven schuh, county counsel chair jerry walker, vice chair john grasso, thomas angelis, and former maryland first lady kendel ehrlich. the county council will interview the candidates vote on february 21. john leopo
rob roblin is talking with local nasa scientists about the asteroid and he will have more coming up tonight on 11 news at 5:00 and six o'clock. >> we are talking about things up in the air, but this is closer to the surface and not as dramatic. we have a new weather system coming in and it promises to be a snow and rain producer. temperatures are definitely warm enough for rain. made-50 cost right now. 20 of sunshine. west virginia is seen rain shower activity. that will be moving east....
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and nasa has a near-earth program. it is, i would argue, it is underfunded because of what's at stake here both in the sense of preparedness and dealing with injury and upset. but as to deal with international incidents that might occur. you mentioned the 2002 meteorite over the mediterranean, at the time, the deputy director said if this would have happened over the subcontinent it might have been mistaken for a nuclear explosion in this belligerent stand off between india and pakistan at the time. there are certainly occasions back in the soviet days when the united states and russia mistook natural occurrences for what might have been belligerent events. and so, you have to watch these things. and the nasa near-earth program is important for all of those reasons. as you pointed out, as your other guest pointed out, the energy that's contained in just say small rock, you know, a foot across or a couple of feet across, traveling at these velocities can pack a lot of energy. so when it explodes, it's as if a nuclear ex
and nasa has a near-earth program. it is, i would argue, it is underfunded because of what's at stake here both in the sense of preparedness and dealing with injury and upset. but as to deal with international incidents that might occur. you mentioned the 2002 meteorite over the mediterranean, at the time, the deputy director said if this would have happened over the subcontinent it might have been mistaken for a nuclear explosion in this belligerent stand off between india and pakistan at the...
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the latest on the near live 1,000 people injured today from a meteorite that exploded over russia and nasa is at this minute tracking an asteroid that is set to fly by earth in about five minutes. the closest to earth. about five minutes from now. join our conversation on twitter. you can find out @tamronhall and my team is at @newsnation. stop! stop! stop! come back here! humans -- we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back with great ideas like our optional better car replacement. if your car is totaled, we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. call... and ask one of our insurance experts about it today. hello?! we believe our customers do their best out there in the world, and we do everything we can to be there for them when they need us. [car alarm blaring] call now and also ask about our 24/7 support and service. call... and lock in your rate for 12 months today. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it s
the latest on the near live 1,000 people injured today from a meteorite that exploded over russia and nasa is at this minute tracking an asteroid that is set to fly by earth in about five minutes. the closest to earth. about five minutes from now. join our conversation on twitter. you can find out @tamronhall and my team is at @newsnation. stop! stop! stop! come back here! humans -- we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your...
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nasa attract the asteroid. they said there was no danger. an observer pick out the tiny white shape of the rock going through space. >> we have always focused people's minds on this. we have known for a while that there are things out there. this is just a very timely reminder, a reminder of why it is important for us to keep scanning the skies. >> all of this is a wake-up call. the asteroid that was much larger did pass us by. when it comes to protecting ourselves, there is not much we can do. bbc news. >> for more on today's events, i spoke to a chemist at the smithsonian in washington. what is going on out there? first of all, you have this need your read, and then you have this asteroid. >> absolutely, a very busy day. i think it is unprecedented. a really truly interesting day, to have them passing so close that it is actually visible, and then to have this media right in russia. it is a special day. >> what is causing it? we did not know any of this was coming? >> no, we were actually caught a bit by surprise. we had about a one-day wa
nasa attract the asteroid. they said there was no danger. an observer pick out the tiny white shape of the rock going through space. >> we have always focused people's minds on this. we have known for a while that there are things out there. this is just a very timely reminder, a reminder of why it is important for us to keep scanning the skies. >> all of this is a wake-up call. the asteroid that was much larger did pass us by. when it comes to protecting ourselves, there is not...
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more on that from nasa in a moment. we begin with kirit radia in moscow. >> reporter: it came out of nowhere. a bright speck in the sky, soon streaking across the horizon, followed by an almost apocalyptic scene. a blinding flash of light, and then all hell broke loose. [ explosion ] dizzying explosions, shattering windows, knocking these office workers to the ground. these students were lucky, protected by curtains from the flying glass. and these men barely escaped the blast. [ explosion ] in the streets -- pandemonium. terrified residents thought the world was ending. "people started to panic. somebody screamed, 'the end of the earth, he says. the chaos of the meteor captured on cell phones and the dashboard cameras of cars, so popular here in russia. the blast was so powerful, it knocked down a wall at this factory. in all, over 1200 people were injured, mostly from broken glass. 3,000 buildings damaged, over a million square feet of glass shattered. many were injured after going to the window to check out the flash
more on that from nasa in a moment. we begin with kirit radia in moscow. >> reporter: it came out of nowhere. a bright speck in the sky, soon streaking across the horizon, followed by an almost apocalyptic scene. a blinding flash of light, and then all hell broke loose. [ explosion ] dizzying explosions, shattering windows, knocking these office workers to the ground. these students were lucky, protected by curtains from the flying glass. and these men barely escaped the blast. [...
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what's surprising is nasa didn't even see it. we'll tell you why, coming up next on "world news now." have given way to sleeping. tossing and turning where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta®(eszopiclone) can help you get there. like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been...
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. >> there were tense moments for nasa. ground control lost all communications on the international space station. there were six crew members on board the iss, including two americans. the crew's commander has said that everybody on board is safe, they're doing well. we want to talk about the details, all of this, bring in chad myers and nasa public affair affairs josh byerly. how is this even possible? >> i think we've all done this, you think you're upgrading your computer and all of a sudden when you turn it back on it doesn't work anymore. the upgrade didn't take. when they were trying to get the soft wiware to a new level, the level didn't turn back on. they lost communication. we might as well talk to josh. he was right there. >> josh, what haed? what did occur. >> chad's got it exactly right. we were doing a routine update on board the software on the computer. there's a primary computer and backup computer. they swapped over to the backup computer so upload the primary one and we lost communication with the space s
. >> there were tense moments for nasa. ground control lost all communications on the international space station. there were six crew members on board the iss, including two americans. the crew's commander has said that everybody on board is safe, they're doing well. we want to talk about the details, all of this, bring in chad myers and nasa public affair affairs josh byerly. how is this even possible? >> i think we've all done this, you think you're upgrading your computer and...
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since 1995, nasa has been charged by congress with keeping a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week watch on the skies, and they're doing this principally with three observatories in new mexico, california, and puerto rico, that have discovered about 98% of all the asteroid we know that are out there. >> axelrod: if they identify a potential threat, what can then be done by way of a defense system? well, that's a real possibility. you don't want to destroy these things. they're too dangerous and it's too impractical. what you can do is deflect them. nasa has already perfected the art of landing on asteroids, orbiting asteroids and we even fired an impactor into the side of a comet to study the debris. you can do the same impact mod welan asteroid and speed it up or slow it down by as little as a few centimeters a second. that way had it arrives at earth's orbit we've already passed by or haven't arrived at the rendezvous yet. >> axelrod: just a fraction. >> just a fraction. >> axelrod: in south africa today the extended family of olympic runner oscar pistorius came to his defense, claiming t
since 1995, nasa has been charged by congress with keeping a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week watch on the skies, and they're doing this principally with three observatories in new mexico, california, and puerto rico, that have discovered about 98% of all the asteroid we know that are out there. >> axelrod: if they identify a potential threat, what can then be done by way of a defense system? well, that's a real possibility. you don't want to destroy these things. they're too dangerous and...
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nasa says it will be the best opportunity ever to monitor a near miss by something so large. it is half 9 size of a football field. oakland space and science there is has a telescope viewing party at 7:00 tonight and nasa is broadcasting it on the web site at abc7news.com under "see it on tv." >> there was chaos in san francisco resulting in a shooting and chase and multi-car pileup. we are joined from 5th and mission to plain how this unfolded. cornell? >> stolen car suspect behind bars this morning after causing a major accident after a police chase right here at 5th and mission streets. police cleared the scene but they say the driver of a stolen town car being pursued by undercover officers collided with a taxicab. two other cars were hit and there were injuries. police fired shots at the stolen car suspect. moments before that after the driver may have tried to run down an officer when police tried to stop the car. >> officers in front of the station actually laid down spike strips to disable the vehicle and the suspect vehicle drove on the sidewalk and that is where an
nasa says it will be the best opportunity ever to monitor a near miss by something so large. it is half 9 size of a football field. oakland space and science there is has a telescope viewing party at 7:00 tonight and nasa is broadcasting it on the web site at abc7news.com under "see it on tv." >> there was chaos in san francisco resulting in a shooting and chase and multi-car pileup. we are joined from 5th and mission to plain how this unfolded. cornell? >> stolen car...
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nasa estimates the meteor exploded with the force of at least 20 hiroshima atomic bombs. >> if this amount of energy had been detonated at ground level, instead of ten miles up, it would have probably leveled a -- every single building in an area the size of chicago. >> reporter: local officials say the explosion injured more than 1,000 people and caused about $33 million in damage. cameras captured the meteor in the sky over russia. now crews are trying to find fragments in a lake about 50 miles from the town. scientists say an event of this magnitude happens about once every hundred years but they say it's not uncommon for meteors to impact the planet more often. >> we are hit by about 100 tons of space debris every day. >> reporter: the explosion in russia and an asteroid that just missed earth has people looking up. late friday, some in the san francisco bay area reported seeing a fireball streaking through the sky. experts say it was likely another meteor. but the three events are unrelated. tatiana anderson for cbs news. >>> for thousands of passengers aboard carnival triumph it was
nasa estimates the meteor exploded with the force of at least 20 hiroshima atomic bombs. >> if this amount of energy had been detonated at ground level, instead of ten miles up, it would have probably leveled a -- every single building in an area the size of chicago. >> reporter: local officials say the explosion injured more than 1,000 people and caused about $33 million in damage. cameras captured the meteor in the sky over russia. now crews are trying to find fragments in a lake...
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serious accusations this morning leveled at mountain view's nasa ames. employees there accused by two powerful congressmen of leaking valuable american technology information to foreigners. is politics at play as well? business and tech reporter scott mcgrew joins us. this is not the first time nasa has been accused. >> republican iowa senator chuck grassley made the same allegations in this letter back in 2012 demanding answers to those allegations some at nasa may have given away information that would violate america's laws against exporting technology. the latest version of this accusation comes from these men. lamar smith of texas. frank wolf of virginia. they are also republicans. according to the magazine "aviation week" they sent a letter to the justice department asking where there had been no prosecutions. in all of these cases the accusation take pains to name the center's director, he's former air force brigadier general pete warden seen here. they don't specifically accuse warden himself but often they question his leadership. it's hard to t
serious accusations this morning leveled at mountain view's nasa ames. employees there accused by two powerful congressmen of leaking valuable american technology information to foreigners. is politics at play as well? business and tech reporter scott mcgrew joins us. this is not the first time nasa has been accused. >> republican iowa senator chuck grassley made the same allegations in this letter back in 2012 demanding answers to those allegations some at nasa may have given away...
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these are nasa radar images and illustrations of * d a 14. the 150 m diameter rocks is going to pass so close to earth, that it will be even closer than some satellites! nasa says that it will be the best opportunity " never " to monitor a near miss by an object so large, and learn more about astroid past predictions. no need to worry, though, nasa scientists say that it will definitely not hit the globe. astronomers say and ask for this size would cause an expulsion equivalent to 82 and a half megaton bomb. we will be right back. >> here are the afternoon highs. is going to be a nice day. it will be 69 degrees impala alto. fairfield will be popping out at 70 degrees. bridgman will be at 67 degrees. it will be 71 degrees for santa rosa. your kron 47 day around the bay highlights that warmer weather will be for the weekend and we may see some light rain as we head into next tuesday and wednesday. >> we're not tracking any hot spots but here is your bridge to check. the drive times are still from 18 to 20 minutes. the san mateo bridge to drive
these are nasa radar images and illustrations of * d a 14. the 150 m diameter rocks is going to pass so close to earth, that it will be even closer than some satellites! nasa says that it will be the best opportunity " never " to monitor a near miss by an object so large, and learn more about astroid past predictions. no need to worry, though, nasa scientists say that it will definitely not hit the globe. astronomers say and ask for this size would cause an expulsion equivalent to 82...
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nasa says the station is perfectly safe and this is not an unprecedented event. officials say communication was lost around 9:45 eastern time this morning. they are trying to reestablish communication. >>> some new information about adam lan za's possible motive in the newtown, connecticut elementary school shooting. he was obsessed with mass murderers. cbs news reported that lanza was driven bay desire to outdo anders breivik. he was the nor wreen wooen yan man who killed 77 people and 26 people died in the newtown shooting. mississippi has ratified the 13th amendment. you may have seen it in the film lincoln. it was the focus of the film. it led one man to see why mississippi hadn't signed on, they did sign on in 1995, but did not file the proper paperwork. now that's all cleared up. >>> so as you may have seen, president obama is calling on congress to soften or sidestep or headoff the next fiscal deadline. the sequester, it doesn't mean much to human beings like us, forced spends cuts, cuts across federal agencies and departments. the fiscal cliff agreement p
nasa says the station is perfectly safe and this is not an unprecedented event. officials say communication was lost around 9:45 eastern time this morning. they are trying to reestablish communication. >>> some new information about adam lan za's possible motive in the newtown, connecticut elementary school shooting. he was obsessed with mass murderers. cbs news reported that lanza was driven bay desire to outdo anders breivik. he was the nor wreen wooen yan man who killed 77 people...
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nasa says it will be the best opportunity ever to monitor a near miss by an object so large, and learn more about the asteroid have a prediction. the need to worry though, as the scientists say it will definitely not hit the globe. astronomers say the asteroid this size would cause an explosive equivalent to two and a half ton megaton bomb. >> we are back at 6:45 a.m. and authorities have all arrested the 45 year-old santa clara man for having explosives in his home. police say was a threat against a state senator at leland yee. the bomb squad detonated some of the explosives. the chp will blow up the rest of the close of this morning. a young man was shot on a campus at school and san leandro. investigators are now at that school looking for clues. they will be there for awhile, classes' have been cancelled today. this is the first homicide of the year for the lme that sheriff's office. olympic sprinter oscar the store has been charged with the murder of his third year-old girlfriend was shot dead in his home in south africa. police say pistorius, a double amputee known as blade runne
nasa says it will be the best opportunity ever to monitor a near miss by an object so large, and learn more about the asteroid have a prediction. the need to worry though, as the scientists say it will definitely not hit the globe. astronomers say the asteroid this size would cause an explosive equivalent to two and a half ton megaton bomb. >> we are back at 6:45 a.m. and authorities have all arrested the 45 year-old santa clara man for having explosives in his home. police say was a...
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and no reports of it hitting anything, unlike in russia where this thing happened on friday and now, nasa is saying that it was bigger, faster and stronger than they thought instead of 50 feet, it was 55 feet. instead of 33,000 miles per hour, it was going 40,000 instead of 300 kilotons of explosive power it was 500, it was as big as the biggest nuclear device in history that got the new measurements and checked the infra-sound stations around the globe and people in russia are scrambling to see if they can find chunk of it. a small chunk can sell for up to $4,000 because as experts say, there is scientist gold in them there rocks. listen. >> these pieces really are sort of like museums of the solar system and bound up in their composition, clues of what the early system was like, studying these help us open a door and look back in time and possibly gain more information about what the solar system was like very early in its history. and they explained the reason that these things have so much information in them. because there's no erosion on them at all. they're in the purest state and
and no reports of it hitting anything, unlike in russia where this thing happened on friday and now, nasa is saying that it was bigger, faster and stronger than they thought instead of 50 feet, it was 55 feet. instead of 33,000 miles per hour, it was going 40,000 instead of 300 kilotons of explosive power it was 500, it was as big as the biggest nuclear device in history that got the new measurements and checked the infra-sound stations around the globe and people in russia are scrambling to...
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nasa says the meteor was the size of a building and moving at 40,000 miles an hour. >> the repeat occurrence, it definitely has me up here. >> what do you know about asteroids? >> i know they can be dangerous. >> another asteroid is passing close to the earth. the closest any asteroid has ever gotten to the earth. they got a fuzzy dot on video screen, 17,000 miles is so close that astronomers says the earth's gravity is bending its path. >> it has some potential but not an immediate potential of hitting the earth. >> a lot of activity in the past 24 hours but astronomers say it's a wonderful coincidence. >> katie: if you snapped a picture of last night's meteor we would love to see it. send it to ureport. >>> it certainly unlikely that a meteor would hit your house, but if it did are you covered by insurance. michael finney got some answers. >> that is one of the things that is covered under your homeowner's insurance policy. it doesn't happen that often but it is something that would be covered. >> kelly, an insurance industry spokesman, damage from the concussion would be covered. other ev
nasa says the meteor was the size of a building and moving at 40,000 miles an hour. >> the repeat occurrence, it definitely has me up here. >> what do you know about asteroids? >> i know they can be dangerous. >> another asteroid is passing close to the earth. the closest any asteroid has ever gotten to the earth. they got a fuzzy dot on video screen, 17,000 miles is so close that astronomers says the earth's gravity is bending its path. >> it has some potential...
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but they will have telescopes at nasa you can watch it online. in the meantime, elizabeth, i have to tell you, what an extraordinary coincidence. we are sitting here waiting for this big near miss asteroid and then the real thing actually smashes into russia and it doesn't only smash into russia. it smashes as the biggest fall in 100 years and that last one in tunguska in 1908 was only 3,000 miles from this one. that's the longest astronomical hole in one you can possibly imagine. >> the video was incredible. >> reporter: incredible. >> i want to ask you, like, how often does this sort of thing happen asteroids and meteorites? how often do they come this close to earth? >> reporter: welsh the one that happened this morning, you know, was the biggest one since 1908. we got a fireball at least once a day but most of the time it's over the ocean. something this big doesn't happen more than once in a century and the near miss something like this near miss, about once every 40 years, elizabeth. >> wow. all right, brian hackney, thank you. >>> you can
but they will have telescopes at nasa you can watch it online. in the meantime, elizabeth, i have to tell you, what an extraordinary coincidence. we are sitting here waiting for this big near miss asteroid and then the real thing actually smashes into russia and it doesn't only smash into russia. it smashes as the biggest fall in 100 years and that last one in tunguska in 1908 was only 3,000 miles from this one. that's the longest astronomical hole in one you can possibly imagine. >> the...
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. >>> still to come on "today in the bay," nasa ames facing serious accusation this is morning leveled against it by two congressmen. we'll have details on it coming up. >> in court today charged with the murder of his girlfriend. i'm kris sanchez. i have developing details coming to you from the newsroom. >> good morning to you. a great looking day shaping up. temps wi s will climb into the . might be talking records. we'll break it down coming up. >>> a much clearer view of the roadways than we had yesterday. i'll show you what we have cropping up. it is friday but is it light? we'll let you know. >> a live look at san francisco's embarcadero on this friday, february 15th. no traffic there just yet. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. thanks for being with us. it's 5:29. i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning, everybody. i'm jon kelley. right now we're switching stories here. all right. >> yes, we are. we're going to talk to kris sanchez. she's live in our newsroom right now talking about south african olympian runner oscar pistorius in court to
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. >> why isn't the government doing it or somebody from nasa? >> we've been to nasa. they treat us like we're a bunch of space ka deads. but this could be a game-changer. >> why is it important? >> it's important because we need an insurance poll i. inevitably we're going to need one. it's inevitable. we need to have an early warning system and president obama had stated that a priority would be to land on an asteroid that. could help to focus our efforts to not just land on an asteroid but to deflect an asteroid. so bruce willis watch out. >> if we did know about this asteroid, is there anyway to take it out before we head toward earth? >> we don't want it to come to earth. what we need to do is nudge it or push it when it's farther out. that would take a few decades to get a booster asteroid on it. >> early detection would make a difference too. >> early detection is the key to the whole puzzle and that's what we need and that is what congress has consistently rejected. >> all right. dr. michio kaku thank you. >>> a couple fights their own obesity. it is threatening
. >> why isn't the government doing it or somebody from nasa? >> we've been to nasa. they treat us like we're a bunch of space ka deads. but this could be a game-changer. >> why is it important? >> it's important because we need an insurance poll i. inevitably we're going to need one. it's inevitable. we need to have an early warning system and president obama had stated that a priority would be to land on an asteroid that. could help to focus our efforts to not just...
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according to nasa, this was the biggest meteor to hit earth in over a century. weighing more than the eiffel tower. today, the search is on to find fragments that hit the ground. divers explore this frozen lake where one of the bigger chunks is thought to left a big hole in the ice. but they came up empty-handed. the site is a tourist spot for locals, wanting to see it for themselves. i want to show you something. this is the reason that so many people got injured, the broken glass. many checked on the big flash to the sky. and when they got there, the blast blew the windows out and sent the glass flying. >> extraordinary. kirit, thank you. and collectors are looking to buy remnants of that meteorite. >>> a powerful, new entry in the debate over gun control. the mother of hadiya pendleton made this video. >> a piece of my heart is gone. congress is debating how to fix our gun laws. they can start with background checks for all gun sales. tell congress to support common sense reforms so no more innocent children are killed. and no parent has to go through this he
according to nasa, this was the biggest meteor to hit earth in over a century. weighing more than the eiffel tower. today, the search is on to find fragments that hit the ground. divers explore this frozen lake where one of the bigger chunks is thought to left a big hole in the ice. but they came up empty-handed. the site is a tourist spot for locals, wanting to see it for themselves. i want to show you something. this is the reason that so many people got injured, the broken glass. many...
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. >> if you are a total nerd and i think indra is, at 2:00, you can watch on the nasa website where they will track it too. and we'll track it. >> yes, we will. thank you, indra. >>> up next. a potential security flaw in the iphone 5 and its latest operating system. it exposed how password are, messages and contact list can all be hacked. bikes and balloon, wholesome noodles on spoons. a kite, a breeze, a dunk of grilled cheese. catches and throws, and spaghettio's. that's what happy kids are made of. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. try our entrees, snacks and new salads. wild salmon with basil, garlic chicken spring rolls, and now salads, like asian-style chicken. enjoy 100 delicious varieties under 400 calories. lean cuisine. enjoy 100 delicious varieties under 400 calories. for over 75 years people ...with geico... ohhh...sorry!. director's voice: here we go. from the top. and action for over 75 years people have saved money with gecko so.... director's voice: cut it! ...what...what did i say? gecko? i said gecko? aw... for over 75 year...(laughs. but still trying to keep i
. >> if you are a total nerd and i think indra is, at 2:00, you can watch on the nasa website where they will track it too. and we'll track it. >> yes, we will. thank you, indra. >>> up next. a potential security flaw in the iphone 5 and its latest operating system. it exposed how password are, messages and contact list can all be hacked. bikes and balloon, wholesome noodles on spoons. a kite, a breeze, a dunk of grilled cheese. catches and throws, and spaghettio's. that's...
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but don't worry, nasa says this asteroid will move past us and not impact earth. now, this morning, though, 500 people are hurt from a meteor that exploded over russia. most of them were cut by glass broken by shockwaves and this caught many people by surprise. >> an object the size of a house or car cannot be seen by telescopes and they catch you off guard. >> reporter: this meteor is le
but don't worry, nasa says this asteroid will move past us and not impact earth. now, this morning, though, 500 people are hurt from a meteor that exploded over russia. most of them were cut by glass broken by shockwaves and this caught many people by surprise. >> an object the size of a house or car cannot be seen by telescopes and they catch you off guard. >> reporter: this meteor is le
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he's won a number of honors and served at the nasa-daughter research center as an intern. tragedy just off the campus of the university of maryland college park and all the gun that mental illness. >> around 1:00, we heard about had gunshots go off. >> police say the 23-year-old fired the shots at his roommates, killing one of his rebates that would take another. he then went into the backyard and killed himself. >> detectives discovered a 9 millimeter and get back to the government body. they also discovered a bag of weapons to it clued eight baseball bat, a machete, a fully loaded semi-automatic handgun and ammunition. >> police say the 9 millimeter pistol was purchased legally in baltimore county. according to investigators, by a bizarre set of events started on tuesday morning. he set fires in the basement at the backyard of his house. his roommates came outside and talked with have about getting him to put out the flames. as they walked toward the house -- >> one of the students that is the suspect reached into his waistband for a gun. >> the student was able to run t
he's won a number of honors and served at the nasa-daughter research center as an intern. tragedy just off the campus of the university of maryland college park and all the gun that mental illness. >> around 1:00, we heard about had gunshots go off. >> police say the 23-year-old fired the shots at his roommates, killing one of his rebates that would take another. he then went into the backyard and killed himself. >> detectives discovered a 9 millimeter and get back to the...
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nasa says this was the biggest meteor to hit earth in over a century, weighing more than the eiffel tower, its explosion in the atmosphere, the equivalent of 30 hiroshima bombs. officials say over 1,200 people were injured, over 4,000 buildings damaged and over a million square feet of glass shattered, the size of about 20 football fields. there are broken storefronts and windows like this one all around the city, you can see them all the way down the street behind me. the city is littered with broken glass that caused most of the injuries. the hunt is on for thousands of fragments that could have hit the ground, divers searched this frozen lake where one piece is thought to have created this massive hole in the ice. meteor hunters from around the world are calling this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> i haven't been able to sleep for the past two days. >> a small piece could be worth thousands of dollars. bigger chunks, hundreds of thousands. >> there's no doubt that millions and millions of dollars in value, pieces fell to earth. >> reporter: the frozen ground and snow will help
nasa says this was the biggest meteor to hit earth in over a century, weighing more than the eiffel tower, its explosion in the atmosphere, the equivalent of 30 hiroshima bombs. officials say over 1,200 people were injured, over 4,000 buildings damaged and over a million square feet of glass shattered, the size of about 20 football fields. there are broken storefronts and windows like this one all around the city, you can see them all the way down the street behind me. the city is littered with...
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michelle obama tonight's state of the union include 6-year-old star of the beast of the southern wild and nasa' mohawk guy will be a guest for the first lady. he'll get a lot of attention for working on the curiosity landing on mars. he'll there be to highlight the president's call for more vees yaz for immigrants working on engineering. >>> we have a website that is designed to create a second screen experience with fact checking and social media reactions. >>> and also on hand tonight, ted nugent who will be a guest of republican congressman steve stockman. last year nugent said he would be dead or in jail if president obama was re-elected. i guess he forgot it add or in congress. and that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> let the good times roll. it's fat tuesday in bushon street. thousands flock to new orleans to take part in mardi gras. jay gray is live on bourbon street. you having a good time down there? >> reporter: yeah. i got them all the right way. i bought them in a shop. take a look down bourbon street. this place is still packed. that is unbelievable. that is a trash
michelle obama tonight's state of the union include 6-year-old star of the beast of the southern wild and nasa' mohawk guy will be a guest for the first lady. he'll get a lot of attention for working on the curiosity landing on mars. he'll there be to highlight the president's call for more vees yaz for immigrants working on engineering. >>> we have a website that is designed to create a second screen experience with fact checking and social media reactions. >>> and also on...
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nasa fixed the problem in a few hours. before the outage an astronaut on board the station station actually tweeted and i quote, good morning earth. today we transition the space station's main computers to a new software load. nothing could possibly go wrong. >>> security experts have traced more than 100 coordinated computer hacks against u.s. organizations. they say all signs point to the chinese military as the guilty party. from one building, think of what is at risk here. we will lay it out for you ... next. bloo >>> a u.s. security claims its traced the most extensive cyber attacks in recent history to one chinese military unit in shanghai. according to the virginia based firm, it's likely operating out of a 12-story building of. hundreds of employees, breached more than 100 american organizations ranging from it and telecommunications to aerospace and energy. chinese officials strongly deny the accusations, even said we're doing it to them. u.s. officials wouldn't comment on the specifics of the report, but they ha
nasa fixed the problem in a few hours. before the outage an astronaut on board the station station actually tweeted and i quote, good morning earth. today we transition the space station's main computers to a new software load. nothing could possibly go wrong. >>> security experts have traced more than 100 coordinated computer hacks against u.s. organizations. they say all signs point to the chinese military as the guilty party. from one building, think of what is at risk here. we will...
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according to nasa, this was the biggest meteor to hit earth in over a century. weighing more than the eiffel tower. today, the search is on to find fragments that hit the ground. divers explore this frozen lake where one of the bigger chunks is thought to left a big hole in the ice. but in the end, they came up empty-handed. the site is something of a tourist spot for locals, wanting to see it for themselves. i want to show you something. this is the reason that so many people got injured, the broken glass. many people went to the windows to check on the big flash in the sky. and when they got there, the blast blew the windows out and sent the glass flying. dan and bianna? >> extraordinary. kirit, thank you. and collectors are looking to buy remnants of that meteorite. we'll keep on this story, as well. >>> moving on, now. a powerful, new entry in the debate over gun control. the mother of hadiya pendleton, the 15-year-old honor student who was shot on the streets of chicago just days after performing for the president's inauguration, made this television ad. ta
according to nasa, this was the biggest meteor to hit earth in over a century. weighing more than the eiffel tower. today, the search is on to find fragments that hit the ground. divers explore this frozen lake where one of the bigger chunks is thought to left a big hole in the ice. but in the end, they came up empty-handed. the site is something of a tourist spot for locals, wanting to see it for themselves. i want to show you something. this is the reason that so many people got injured, the...
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today, nasa lost contact with the international space station, hurtling around the earth at 17,000 miles an hour while carrying six adults on board. anyone who's ever downloaded new software won't be surprised to learn the glitch happened because they were downloading new software. they were able to speak by old-school radio with the russians every time they passed over russia in orbit. they were never in any danger. tonight the system's back up and running. and we happen to know "nightly news" is uploaded to the space station each evening, so at least they get to see themselves on tv. >>> as the british newspaper the "daily mail" breathlessly put it today, kate put her baby bump on parade. today's public event at hope house, a rehab facility in south london, was the first appearance by kate middleton in public since being visibly with child. easily the most anxiously awaited birth in the uk since diana herself was pregnant with prince william 30 years ago. to be fair, the "daily mail" went on to describe her as radiant today. now halfway through her pregnancy. >>> vice president joe bid
today, nasa lost contact with the international space station, hurtling around the earth at 17,000 miles an hour while carrying six adults on board. anyone who's ever downloaded new software won't be surprised to learn the glitch happened because they were downloading new software. they were able to speak by old-school radio with the russians every time they passed over russia in orbit. they were never in any danger. tonight the system's back up and running. and we happen to know "nightly...
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cnn's casey wian is at nasa's jet propulsion lab in pasadena, california. casey? >> reporter: here at jpl, they've been tracking that asteroid for a year. and just about 3 1/2 hours ago, it came oh, so close to planet earth. it may not look like much, a tiny blip speeding across the screen, but asteroid 2012da14 packs a powerful punch. fortunately, the punch missed. scientists say an asteroid with a similar 150-foot diameter collided with earth 50,000 years ago in arizona creating this crater and obliterating everything in a 50-mile radius. >> this is a rare opportunity to see a small asteroid up close. it's very rare. an asteroid of this size doesn't come close to the earth more than once every 40 years on average. >> reporter: the asteroid raced past and missing earth by 17,000 miles. it came close to threatening satellites close to the earth. nasa is using radar and other technology to study how the asteroid behaves, including its rotation rate, its composition and how it's impacted by the earth's gravity. the idea is to learn enough to prevent catastrophe from
cnn's casey wian is at nasa's jet propulsion lab in pasadena, california. casey? >> reporter: here at jpl, they've been tracking that asteroid for a year. and just about 3 1/2 hours ago, it came oh, so close to planet earth. it may not look like much, a tiny blip speeding across the screen, but asteroid 2012da14 packs a powerful punch. fortunately, the punch missed. scientists say an asteroid with a similar 150-foot diameter collided with earth 50,000 years ago in arizona creating this...
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according to nasa, this was the biggest meteor to hit earth in over a century. weighing more than the eiffel tower. today, the search is on to find fragments that hit the ground. divers explore this frozen lake where one of the bigger chunks is thought to left a big hole in the ice. but in the end, they came up empty-handed. the site is something of a tourist spot for locals, wanting to see it for themselves. i want to show you something. this is the reason that so many people got injured, the broken glass. many people went to the windows to check on the big flash in the sky. and when they got there, the blast blew the windows out and sent the glass flying. dan and bianna? >> extraordinary. kirit, thank you. and collectors are looking to buy remnants of that meteorite. we'll keep on this story, as well. >>> moving on, now. a powerful, new entry in the debate over gun control in this country. the mother of hadiya pendleton, the 15-year-old honor student who was shot on the streets of chicago just days after performing at the president's inauguration, made this te
according to nasa, this was the biggest meteor to hit earth in over a century. weighing more than the eiffel tower. today, the search is on to find fragments that hit the ground. divers explore this frozen lake where one of the bigger chunks is thought to left a big hole in the ice. but in the end, they came up empty-handed. the site is something of a tourist spot for locals, wanting to see it for themselves. i want to show you something. this is the reason that so many people got injured, the...